Job Details

Senior Data Scientist-1212845

Location:

San Jose, California, US

Area of Interest

Business Strategy and Operations

Job Type

Professional

Technology Interest

Big Data, Analytics

Job Id

1212845

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What You'll Do

As an Senior Data Scientist, you will lead the development of value-add analytical models and decision tools through the problem framing, data acquisition, data preparation, modeling and model evaluation phases for a large portfolio of corporate-level data-driven initiatives. You will be the technical leader of a cross functional team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Productionalization Specialists that produce real-world decision tools, which have a measurable impact on Cisco's business outcomes--both today and on the horizon.

You will enable the full life-cycle of Analytics: Business Understanding, Data Understanding, Data Preparation, Modeling and Testing with a focus on Deployment & Model Maintenance.

Who You'll Work With

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will develop cutting edge analytics-driven decision tools with the help of a dynamic, cross-functional team of professionals including - peer Data Scientists, Data Engineers, IT leaders, a Data Science Professor In Residence and Six Sigma Master Black Belts from a Continuous Improvement Center of Excellence (CoE).

You will work with your teammates in the Enterprise Data Science Office to accomplish strategic objectives through the application of advanced analytics. In addition you will interact frequently with senior leaders across various Cisco organizations, both within Operations and beyond.

Who You Are

You thrive in an environment that requires collaborating closely with peers as well as cross functional teams. You possess senior level presentation and communications skills, and are comfortable working closely with senior or executive leaders. Your previous experience working with Business/Operations & IT counterparts in an agile environment to deliver fully productionalized analytical tools will be key to help you successfully transition into this technical leader role.

• You have worked with a variety of Database systems including relational, NoSQL, and big data frameworks (i.e. Oracle, SQL Server, Mongo, HBase, Hive, Impala)

• Proficient in code version control systems (preferably Git)

• Deep experience with at least two of the following techniques:

o Regression (linear, logistic, MARS, LOESS etc..)

o Bayesian Classification

o Decision Trees (Random Forest, Gradient Boosted etc.)

o Clustering (k-means, Hierarchical etc..)

o Neural Networks

o Text Analytics (Sentiment Analysis, Topic Modeling etc..)

*In addition to the above, a well qualified candidate would have a background in continuous development/improvement and a deep portfolio of example projects

Why Cisco

We connect everything: people, processes, data, and things. We innovate everywhere, taking bold risks to shape the technologies that give us smart cities, connected cars, and handheld hospitals. And we do it in style with unique personalities who aren’t afraid to change the way the world works, lives, plays and learns.

We are thought leaders, tech geeks, pop culture aficionados, and we even have a few purple haired rock stars. We celebrate the creativity and diversity that fuels our innovation. We are dreamers and we are doers.